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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Code Blue Communications Expands Bluetooth(R) Offerings For Medical And Industrial Products
SEATTLE, Aug. 3 -- Code Blue Communications today announced
agreements with SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. and Open Interface North
America expanding Code Blue's products and services to provide their
leading-edge Bluetooth wireless solutions and products for the Medical and
allied Industrial markets. Under the agreements, Code Blue will market the
SMART and Open Interface products and services to its customers in the medical
and industrial fields, and provide its expertise and experience in those
markets to SMART's and Open Interface's customers.
"Bluetooth wireless is playing an expanding role in the medical
marketplace as a technology that provides real solutions to the issues faced
today. It is currently being used in many applications from defibrillators to
health screening devices in environments from the ambulance to the operating
room," said Bill Saltzstein, President and founder of Code Blue
Communications, Inc. "Bluetooth has an invaluable role to play in helping to
reduce medical errors both in and out of the hospital."
"Medical applications are an excellent fit for SMART Bluteooth products,
and we hope to build our market reach into this area by teaming with Code
Blue," said Robert Ragusano, Vice President & General Manager of SMART's
Communications Products Division. "SMART has been focusing development efforts
on the communication and wireless networking needs of the medical field for
some time. In fact, our newest Bluetooth drop-in 90191 module was designed
specifically to meet the requirements of this market."
Code Blue's product offerings include both complete solutions as well as
modular hardware and software components for products requiring tight
integration and control. "Our software provides the perfect fit for embedded,
high-reliability equipment with tight resource constraints such as those for
medical products," said Akemi Sagawa, CEO of Open Interface North America.
"Code Blue's experience along with the complementary offerings from some
of the technology leaders in hardware and software allow one-stop shopping for
Medical designers who want to eliminate cables and expand communication and
portability," said Saltzstein.
About Code Blue Communications Inc.
Code Blue Communications Inc., based in Seattle, Washington provides
complete Bluetooth wireless components, solutions, and services for vertical
markets, specializing in the medical industry. Code Blue was founded in 2000
to help its customers use wireless technology to address real-world
application issues in high reliability environments. More information on Code
Blue products and services can be found on the web at
http://www.codebluecommunications.com .
About SMART
SMART Modular Technologies, Inc., a leading independent manufacturer of
memory and communications products, offers more than 500 standard and custom
products to leading OEMs in the computer, industrial, networking and
telecommunications industries. The memory product line includes DRAM, SRAM
and Flash in various form factors. The communications product line offers
modules and other product solutions that address the wireless and wire-line
communications needs of SMART's customers. SMART has manufacturing and design
facilities as well as sales offices in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin
America. More information on SMART can be obtained on the Internet at
http://www.smartm.com .
About Open Interface North America, Inc.
Open Interface North America provides customers with tools and services
that enable rapid integration of Bluetooth(R) wireless functionality into
medical, audio, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and
communications applications. BLUEmagic(R) 3.0 software is a Bluetooth version
1.2 qualified product with embedded Bluetooth protocol stack, profiles,
application development tools, and audio codecs. Open Interface North
America's websites can be accessed at http://www.oi-us.com.
NOTE: BLUETOOTH is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc.,
USA and licensed to Code Blue Communications, Inc.
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